Presentations

Creative problem-solving: How are you thinking?

Presented at the Spring 2023 Career Day, Rochester Institute of Technology Dubai. Dubai, UAE. March 2023.

Adding creative thinking to your psychological world.

Presented at the 2023 Middle East Psychological Association Conference & Expo. Kuwait City, Kuwait. March 2023.

Fostering hope

Presented at the 2021 Ray of Hope Conference. Westmoreland County (PA) Community College. November 2021.

Design thinking for change agents: Three (or more) considerations for success.

Co-presented at the 2020 Conference of Mental Health America Southwestern PA, virtual. December 2020.

Hope-helping for mental health.

Co-presented at the 2020 Conference of Mental Health America Southwestern PA, virtual. December 2020.

Shhh! Six (or more!) creative wellness secrets to enhance life.

Presented at the 2020 Florida Creativity Conference, Sarasota, FL. March 2020.

An introduction to creative thinking.

Presented at the Stanford University Autism and Developmental Disorders Research Program, Palo Alto, CA. February 2020.

Creative thinking: The skeleton key to unlocking wellness.

Presented at the National Wellness Conference 2019, Orlando, FL. October 2019.

Strength-based living: Uncovering your assets.

Presented at the Mental Health America of Southwestern Pennsylvania 2018 Conference. Monroeville, PA. September 2018.

Swimming in counseling creativity.

Presented at the 2018 Summer School of the Mid-Atlantic Research and Training Institute for Community and Behavioral Health. Indiana, PA. July 2018

Helping clients identify and soar with strengths.

Presented at the 2018 Summer School of the Mid-Atlantic Research and Training Institute for Community and Behavioral Health. Indiana, PA. July 2018

Attention, creative role models! Six (or more!) things to brighten your innovative thinking.

Presented at the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Conference on Personalized Learning. Pittsburgh, PA. February 2018

A strength-based approach to career engagement: Three things to remember.

Presented at the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Conference on Personalized Learning. Pittsburgh, PA. February 2018

Creative thinking and creative problem-solving: Essentials for future counselors.

Presented at the 2018 Conference of the North Carolina Counseling Association. Durham, NC. February 2018

Shining the light on CT and CPS.

Presented at Newbury (OH) Junior/Senior High School. Newbury Township, OH. April 2018.

Publications

I invited Mister Rogers to dinner. A few months later I got a beautiful surprise

HuffPost.com (December 15, 2020)

Five ways to embed strengths in counselor training.

Co-authored publication in the Journal of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association. (December 15, 2020)

Creative Question-Framing: 12 Ideas for Counselors-in-Training

Journal of Creativity in Mental Health (2020).

Encouraging T-Shaped Thinking in the Counseling Profession

Counseling Today (Online Exclusive), May 18, 2020.

Do Creative Thinking and Creative Problem-Solving Have a Place in Counseling Curricula?

Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, Volume 13, Issue 3, 2018.

Teaching creativity: A look beyond counseling.

Journal of Asia Pacific Counseling, Volume 7, Issue 1, 37-45, 2017.

Economic factors related to enrollment in a counseling program.

Wilkinson, R. T., & McCarthy, J. The Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, Volume 8, Issue 1, 2016.

Mental health literacy and depression among older adolescent males.

Bruno, M., McCarthy, J., & Kramer, C., Journal of Asia Pacific Counseling, Volume 5, Issue 2, 2015.

Aspiring to make suicide a relic of the past.

Counseling Today Online. May 15, 2017.

U.S. high schools should teach creative problem-solving.

Cleveland.com. March 3, 2017.

My daughter’s 9/11.

Pittsburgh Post Gazette. September 10, 2016.

Fostering hope

Presented at the 2021 Ray of Hope Conference. Westmoreland County (PA) Community College. November 2021.

Design thinking for change agents: Three (or more) considerations for success.

Co-presented at the 2020 Conference of Mental Health America Southwestern PA, virtual. December 2020.

Hope-helping for mental health.

Co-presented at the 2020 Conference of Mental Health America Southwestern PA, virtual. December 2020.

Shhh! Six (or more!) creative wellness secrets to enhance life.

Presented at the 2020 Florida Creativity Conference, Sarasota, FL. March 2020.

An introduction to creative thinking.

Presented at the Stanford University Autism and Developmental Disorders Research Program, Palo Alto, CA. February 2020.

Creative thinking: The skeleton key to unlocking wellness.

Presented at the National Wellness Conference 2019, Orlando, FL. October 2019.

Strength-based living: Uncovering your assets.

Presented at the Mental Health America of Southwestern Pennsylvania 2018 Conference. Monroeville, PA. September 2018.

Swimming in counseling creativity.

Presented at the 2018 Summer School of the Mid-Atlantic Research and Training Institute for Community and Behavioral Health. Indiana, PA. July 2018

Helping clients identify and soar with strengths.

Presented at the 2018 Summer School of the Mid-Atlantic Research and Training Institute for Community and Behavioral Health. Indiana, PA. July 2018

Attention, creative role models! Six (or more!) things to brighten your innovative thinking.

Presented at the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Conference on Personalized Learning. Pittsburgh, PA. February 2018

A strength-based approach to career engagement: Three things to remember.

Presented at the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Conference on Personalized Learning. Pittsburgh, PA. February 2018

Creative thinking and creative problem-solving: Essentials for future counselors.

Presented at the 2018 Conference of the North Carolina Counseling Association. Durham, NC. February 2018

Shining the light on CT and CPS.

Presented at Newbury (OH) Junior/Senior High School. Newbury Township, OH. April 2018.